Posted on 02/05/2019 1:14:59 PM PST by jazusamo
Something about judicial confirmation hearings seems to trip up Sen. Cory Booker -- who got corrected by a high-profile nominee on Tuesday during a heated exchange about diversity on her staff.
Booker made headlines last September for cheekily declaring his “I am Spartacus” moment as he moved to release sensitive documents during now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s hearing, only to be told they weren't so sensitive after all. On Tuesday, the New Jersey Democratic senator tried to turn up the heat once again while grilling Neomi Rao, the nominee to replace Kavanaugh on the U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C., on whether she ever had any LGBTQ law clerks.
The question was part of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate's bid to explore her views on LGBTQ rights, given her past writings – but there was a problem: Rao currently isn’t a judge, and doesn’t have law clerks.
"Have you ever had any LGBTQ law clerks?" Booker asked.
Rao responded: "Senator, I've yet to be a judge. I don't have law clerks."
Booker didn’t miss a beat, and clarified that he meant “someone working for you.” Rao is currently the head of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, a position described as the Trump administration’s “deregulatory czar."
“To be honest I don’t know the sexual orientation of my staff,” Rao responded. “I take people as they come, irrespective of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation. I treat people as individuals.”
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Did you see him at that news conference the other day, when he announced he was running for the nomination? Holy cow! What a moron! He was even worse than 0bama. I have to say, it was really the first time I’d ever seen him speak other than selected sound bites, as I didn’t watch much of the confirmation hearings. It was astounding.
No, didn’t see him the other day but watched the confirmation hearings and couldn’t believe what came out of his mouth.
This turkey is a total idiot.
Proving once again, a** hats on the left continued to objectify people
They aren’t LGBT they are people with 1st names
The next she is questioned by this idiot, she should ask him: why are you so interested, nay, obsessed with this issue? Are there not other issues that are more relevant? You seem to be obsessed with homosexuality. Are you cruising, perhaps?
What an absurd question.
Wow, is he a dumbo!
Yup...
Tolcha....
“Do you believe they are a sin?” Booker asked
Cory is anti Christian and wants Religious Tests for public service.
I thought that there was to be no religious test for office. And BLTGXYZ is a religion.
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